Recent content by RJd

I have gotten a few complaints about the smell of the coldset web jobs we print (mostly jobs that are placemats) i am running mostly heatset webs with one half-web coldset press running heatset ink. Is there any ideas out there to help reduce the smell? would IR lamps help at all? would blowing...

Running on heatset web perfecter, 4 over 4 process. We are running a pretty low tack on the ink as it is used to run 38# super cal as well, so I dont think the tack is the issue. Also have the problem on coldset - hard cylinder press. No rhyme or reason to which unit. They all get it. Sometimes...

Hey all. I was wondering if any of you run any 7 point reply card stock (uncoated) that runs clean! i have used 3 different mills now, and all contain debris (silica i'm being told) that gets up to the plate and causes squiggles. If left go, these things will burrow around on the plate surface...

We print LOTs of menus on 50 and 60lb stock. We normally use 120 line screen (100 dpi on 7pt. hi-bulk). Do you have the ability to read your plate dots? Does your prepress have the ability to adjust the plate curve? your best bet may be to sharpen the dots on all colors and try it then. I think...

Hey. My name is Randy, I have been in the pressroom side of things since 1978 (um, I started when i was 5;)) My background until 2003 was mostly coldset web offset in the business forms world, but have been in web heatset printing (newspaper inserts/ads) for the last 6 years. Experience at my...

depends on the condition of the press, the blankets, the ink, yada yada yada. what plates are you running? Is this UV dried? We print 4 color ads on OLD diddes and hit the color proofs very closely. It aint a bad little press if set up right. more detail brother. rjd